Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Old movies and cartoons on Disney+, new books and comics, and a couple more things to talk about in our monthly preview of what's coming to Star Wars storytelling this month. Punch it!

We don't cover all the categories this month, because there's not notable news in all of them, but for the refresher, here's what they are...

Movies Live-action TV Animation Books Audiobooks Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Experiential (Events/Conventions/Parks) Merchandise

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The April Fool's Day episode is one of my favorites of the year! On today's show, I'll break down what was real and what was fake from yesterday's "reveals." Punch it!

In case you're interested, here's a look back at the episodes I did for previous April Fool's Days:

2020: Episode 2,098: BREAKING: Project Luminous Resets Star Wars Canon http://sw7x7.com/episode-2098-breaking-project-luminous-resets-star-wars-canon/

2019: Episode 1,732: "Special Edition" Phantom Menace Re-Release Details http://sw7x7.com/episode-1732-special-edition-phantom-menace-re-release-details/

2018: Episode 1,367: Yoda, Luke, and the Secret Within the Jedi Library http://sw7x7.com/episode-1367-yoda-luke-secret-within-jedi-library/

2017: Episode 1,002: Pablo Hidalgo to Lead Hasbro's New Transformers Story Group http://sw7x7.com/episode-1002-pablo-hidalgo-lead-hasbros-new-transformers-story-group/

2016: Episode 637: Breaking: Episode VIII to Film on the International Space Station! http://sw7x7.com/episode-637-breaking-episode-viii-to-film-on-the-international-space-station/

2015: Fun fact about the show - this was the first April Fool's Day in the show's history, and I didn't do an April Fool's Day episode! Obviously, I rectified that in subsequent years. :-)

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Since the 2014 reboot, Lucasfilm has been bringing elements of the Star Wars Holiday Special (Mando's rifle, Chewie's family, Life Day) back into the canon. Here's what they plan to do next. Punch it!

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Saw Gerrera! Captain Rex! Omega? So many surprises in the new Bad Batch trailer, plus a little more mystery, and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment with Hunter and Fennec that may shed light on her role. Punch it!

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No loose ships on this starship! The cast of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series was announced yesterday, and of the ten newly confirmed folks, only one had been previously rumored. Punch it!

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If there's one character about whom there are more unanswered questions than any other in The Mandalorian, it's Boba Fett. That said, the mystery of his boots seems to have been solved... Punch it!

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In the second half of my conversation with Victory's Price narrator January LaVoy, we talk about the difference in working on Star Wars versus anything else, and the discussion goes in an unexpected and important direction.

Here's her official bio:

An Audiofile Magazine "Golden Voice" since May 2019, January has an extensive body of work in both narration and commercial voiceover. With hundreds of audiobook titles to her credit, she has received more than thirty Earphones Awards, eighteen Audie Award nominations (including seven wins), and was named Publishers Weekly's "Audiobook Narrator of the Year" for 2013. Her voice has been heard in national campaigns for products such as Revlon, Toll House, United Health Care, Dannon, Asthma.com, Home Depot, and Obama for America.

January's tweets are protected, but she does screen and welcome new followers: https://twitter.com/justjanuary

And you can also keep up with her work at JanuaryLaVoy.com!

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January LaVoy is an award-winning audiobook narrator, and she's here to talk about her work on Victory's Price, the conclusion of Alexander Freed's Alphabet Squadron Trilogy. Punch it!

This is the first of a two-part conversation, and in this part, we'll be talking about conventions (the live event kind), her process in preparing for narration in general and Victory's Price in specific, her take on the story of Victory's Price, and the characters she found fun or challenging to perform...

Here's her official bio:

An Audiofile Magazine "Golden Voice" since May 2019, January has an extensive body of work in both narration and commercial voiceover. With hundreds of audiobook titles to her credit, she has received more than thirty Earphones Awards, eighteen Audie Award nominations (including seven wins), and was named Publishers Weekly's "Audiobook Narrator of the Year" for 2013. Her voice has been heard in national campaigns for products such as Revlon, Toll House, United Health Care, Dannon, Asthma.com, Home Depot, and Obama for America.

January's tweets are protected, but she does screen and welcome new followers: https://twitter.com/justjanuary

And you can also keep up with her work at JanuaryLaVoy.com!

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Yes, Bo-Katan needs to take the Darksaber from Din Djarin in legitimate combat. But he doesn't want to fight her. So who's going to fight for the right to rule Mandalore, and how will that affect our Mando? Punch it!

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Yes, we're covering it all in today's episode, because it's all tidbits of news that, by themselves, wouldn't warrant a whole show. Punch it!

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